Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	239% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 20:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$275 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,185 106% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,957 121% 1,957 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 2075 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 57.3 Reflection 52.1 Parallax 68.1 47% 59.2 fps	Gravity 54.1 Splatting 50.1 46% 52.1 fps
Poor: 37% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD8004FRYZ-01VAEB0 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 6TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 235 224 235 241 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 219 Write 222 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 234 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1.5 9% 4.1 MB/s	DQ Read 4.7 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 6.9 5% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 28%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1477 936 928 936 931 940 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,403 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 1,025 358% 1,579 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 60.8 218% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 1,215 908% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 578%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 272GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 66 66 64 66 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 78.8 Write 50 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 64.9 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 324GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 38 Write 39.2 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 39.8 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16